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Exploring Realism and Fantasy Through "Boom Town" - A Comprehension Guide for Students

This week, students will dive into the comprehension skill of distinguishing between realism and fantasy using the story "Boom Town" by Saria Levitin. The lesson focuses on activating prior knowledge and utilizing context clues to enhance vocabulary understanding. Students will explore key concepts like bounty, economics, and population while practicing language skills in both English and Spanish. The engaging content encourages learners to ask critical questions about the plausibility of events and concepts within the narrative. Let’s make learning fun!

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Exploring Realism and Fantasy Through "Boom Town" - A Comprehension Guide for Students

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  1. THIS WEEKSTUDENTS WILL LEARNComprehension Skill Realism/Fantasy Comprehension StrategyActivate/Use Prior KnowledgeVocabulary StrategyContext Clues Boom TowNBY SARIA Levitinillustrated By

  2. Guided Reading Books

  3. A realistic story tells about something that could happen.

  4. Ask yourself, “Could this really happen ?”

  5. If it can it may be a realistic story.

  6. A fantasy is a story about something that could never happen.

  7. Concept Vocabulary bounty- a large supply economics- having to do with the business affairs of a country or area population- the number of people living in a place

  8. Vocabulary

  9. boom business coins fetched laundry mending pick skillet spell aukge negocio monedas traído lavandería coser recoger sartén rato English- Spanish Vocabulary

  10. boom(augu) having rapid growth

  11. business(negocio) work done to earn a living

  12. coins(monedas) round pieces of metal used as money

  13. fetched(traído) went and got something

  14. mending(coser) sewing that repairs a hole or tear

  15. laundry(lavandería) a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed

  16. pick (reoger) a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle

  17. skillet(sartén) a type of frying pan

  18. spell (ratio) a period of time

  19. nuggets small, rough pieces of valuable metal ore

  20. bustle a noisy or excited activity Worlds Largest Gold Nugget-270 lbs.

  21. prospector () someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources

  22. Use the Vocabulary with the poster

  23. VC or CVC Spelling Rule One vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually says it’s short sound. (At Ed’s It’s On Us !)

  24. Consonant b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x, somtimes y, and z Consonant

  25. Vowel a, e, i, o, u, sometimes y Vowel

  26. Short Vowels Say the sounds found in the talk bubble At Ed’s it’s on us ! Ed

  27. AtEd’sIt’s On Us! It’s on us !

  28. Spelling Rule VC/CV Vowels beforedoubled consonants usually have a short sound.

  29. What is a double Consonant?

  30. Consonant b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q,r,s,t,v,w,x, somtimes y, and z C

  31. Bubble Gum Ice Cream ! B See the double “b” ? B B

  32. It is like a double scoop of the same flavor of ice cream, but with consonant letters. Here’s one word.

  33. Thanks for working hard today. Have Fun reading “Boom Town”

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